Serious games in energy policy research

G. Brückmann

Institute of Political Science & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research | University of Bern

OCCR Apéro Series, Bern, CH

23 September 2025

Serious Game ensured energy

Serious Games: Games that do not have entertainment, enjoyment or fun as their primary purpose (Michael and Chen 2005). In ensured energy (sweet-sure.ch/game/) players manage the Swiss energy system until 2050:

Screenshot ENSURED ENERGY policy intro

 

  • Challenged by physical constrains & shocks

  • Feedback on CO2, cost, energy imports & land use

References

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Michael, David R., and Sande Chen. 2005. “Serious Games: Games That Educate, Train, and Inform.” https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:108548774.